They “expect” that from everyone they get except for Vick. What the hell would you expect them to say?
” Uh,HMM HMM Uh, we just traded for this guy so he could be beat out by an undrafted rookie. UhHmm Hmm, times yours.”

Dhani Jones was a starting linebacker for the Eagles. It is a position they don’t value or prioritize in the draft of free agency. They think any career backup can start at that position. They feel the same about safety, running back, and, previously, receiver. It took Reid 10 years to change his attitude on receivers. Will it take another 10 for him to figure out that linebackers are important, too? Bringing in a guy like Sims, an underachieving first rounder, signifies that he is still shopping in the bargain bin, believing that his system, and his coaches are so special that they can transform any pig’s ear into a silk purse. Jim Johnson was a special coach, and even he could do nothing with undersized, low motor, career backups the Eagles kept bringing in as starters. These positions kill the Eagles every season. Joe Banner said two years ago, that “Insanity is doing the same thing, expecting different results.” When will these guys learn their own lessons?

I hope he can play SAM cause Akeem Jordan is really underrated and could totally be a solid player is he plays the entire season at WILL rather than shifting around. Also, Mays and Gaither won’t be gone. Mays is a beast on special teams and Gaither is a good role player. I don’t think they’ll make the mistake of getting rid of any LBs. Bradley coming off a torn ACL may not return to form and it’s important to have depth. This trade now lets the Eagles focus on FS, CB, and interior linemen, their biggest needs

@freebird2010
i think the eagles have 12 picks this year and it took a 5th rounder to get him. i think ernie sims is worth it. besides, lets see his predecessors:
akeem jordan
omar gaither
dhani jones
and yes, bwa ha ha is right, he was on the lions. with a competent surrounding, his morale and talent will increase. or hell be the next will witherspoon.

I love how people are thinking this move is a total steal for Philly. As a Lions fan, let me ask you these two questions: 1.) You do realize Sims lost his job to a rookie right? 2.) If a team like Detroit, which has had a historically bad defense and the worst defense in the NFL the past 2-3 seasons would give up a player at a position they lack depth at and now have to fill…just how good is he? People think he’s good b/c he was a 1st round pick and had large tackling numbers, but the truth is Sims is an injury prone, marginally average player that was the only “bright spot” on a horrible defensive unit.I hope he lives up to potential in Philly, but I doubt it.
That said, I still don’t get this deal at all and please draft SUH!

We got him for a 5th round pick. We don’t need anyone to be concerned for us. Sims is a football player and we’re gunna find out if he can stand out more on a better football team that is interested in success. We still have a 1st round, two 2nd round, and a 3rd round pick in our hands. Plus plenty others further down the draft board. We can still draft starters or trade for better veterans. Andy Reid is being a genius this offseason. (I still think Sheldon Brown and Witherspoon should be on this team but theyre not, so I must move on and accept the changes. Good things are to come)

LOL
good luck ernie. you’re going to need it.
he played awful in detroit and nobody notices. the dopes on ESPN think this guy is a great player. LMAO
i hope he survives philly. because if he plays the way heplayed in detroit the last two years. they’re going to kill him.

Freebird2010 is absolutely correct about Sims.
He will make some good plays, Eagles fans.
However, he will have as many running plays go past him, and hit for big yardage in the hole he ‘should’ be filling.
However, you will soon notice on instant replay, Ernie will be head down, in the backfield hitting someone without the ball.
Get used to it and enjoy the consistency with which it happens!

@tombrookshire
Brian Westbrook is a career backup? LeSean McCoy? What the hell are you smoking? Or are you talking about the need for a “big back”…you know…like the All Pro fullback Leonard Weaver, the one that’s already on the team?

Dhani Jones was a starting linebacker for the Eagles. It is a position they don’t value or prioritize in the draft of free agency. They think any career backup can start at that position. They feel the same about safety, running back, and, previously, receiver. It took Reid 10 years to change his attitude on receivers. Will it take another 10 for him to figure out that linebackers are important, too? Bringing in a guy like Sims, an underachieving first rounder, signifies that he is still shopping in the bargain bin, believing that his system, and his coaches are so special that they can transform any pig’s ear into a silk purse. Jim Johnson was a special coach, and even he could do nothing with undersized, low motor, career backups the Eagles kept bringing in as starters. These positions kill the Eagles every season. Joe Banner said two years ago, that “Insanity is doing the same thing, expecting different results.” When will these guys learn their own lessons?
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I definitely do not agree. Where did you get that Andy Reid didnt value WRs for 10 years? In Reid’s 2ND year he drafted a WR in the 2nd round and the 4th round, followed by his THIRD draft in which he spent a first on a WR. His FIFTH draft he spent a third, and SEVENTH draft spent a 2nd. Also while adding the best WR in free agency the offseason heading into his FIFTH season, and his EIGHTH season……..not sure how that equals to him not “valuing WRs for his first 10 years”——the draft is a crapshoot, the fact that his picks didnt work out for awhile absolutely doesnt mean he doesnt value WR

Tombrookshier,
I wouldn’t call Brian Westbrook or Duce Staley a career backup at RB. I wouldn’t call Brian Dawkins a career backup at Safety. So I think you need to consider what you’re saying before you make remarks like that. At WR, with one notable exception (you all know who I’m talking about), I’d have to say that you’re right though. But barring injury (or free agency or contract disputes), they should be now set with the first 3 receivers for years to come.

No matter what happens, it’s still a better move than Dallas’ trade for Roy Williams. Still a mystery to me as to why the NFC East seems fascinated by Detroit castoffs, though. They suck for a reason and it’s not just that they play in a dying city.

tombrookshire says:
He has no idea what he is taking about!
The Eagles tried drafting WR’s Early in McNabb Carreer but all were failures.
IE Mitchell, Pinkston, Lewis..They all had high hopes but ended up mediocre.
Trotter was a great LB when he was younger, Bradley is also a beast. Hopefully he will come back to form after his ACL Tear.
We never needed a Safety to replace B-Dawk until last year. We hoped Q-Mike would have done that…But didn’t.
As far a Running backs go….Remember the Original 3 headed monster? Staley, Buckhalter, and Westbrook? Too bad Staley broke his knees and had to retire. Buck did the same but came back to be Westys backup. Now we drafted McCoy and signed Bell.
We made up from our WR busts with Jackson, Maclin, and Avant.
Now we need a Saftey and another LB, which i feel we will address on Thursday and Friday…Most likely Friday. For some reason…I feel an OT coming out on Thursday….Hmmmmm

The Jason Witten highlight video is hilarious. It’s supposed to make Sims look like a complete dope. You do realize they were playing mainly Cover 2, not man?
It’s read and react. Witten caught it and he was there. That was his job.

Um, fellas, we are talking about linebackers here in this post.
—————————————————————————————————-lol, thats funny. You bring up how Reid supposedly never valued WRs to explain his stance on LBs. You then get completely proven wrong about your asumption that Reid didnt value WRs. To which you respond “we are talking about LBs” while not realizing the whole substance of your post has been rendered meaningless. touche.

He will have a better career in Philly. For all of you guys who think he sucks immediately due to who he played for…..get over it. He is a tackling machine and very underrated…..is he the best weakside linebacker in the league? Not by any stretch! But when you are surrounded by morons you have to think the smart ones look pretty stupid as well.

First of all, you haters who keep saying Sims is injury prone, you’re wrong. He only played 3 years in the NFL and didnt miss 1 single game in his first 2 seasons. How does that qualify as injury prone. Im not saying that he’s an All-Pro player, but the Eagles got him for a 5th rounder so you haters need to keep that in mind. You guys make it sound like Philly traded an early draft pick for the guy.lol. Philly still has 5 picks in the first 3 rounds. They still have plenty of firepower to trade up in the draft as well.

I thought I read some where that the Lions defense was on the field the most by playing two full games worth of plays more than the next defense in 2009 and while I don’t have 2008 totals near me I would think they would be close.
Sims had been playing with this defense since 2006 and the Lions offense has been off the field more than on it since 2006/2007 when he was healthy. Not having a offense to give you rest and playing on a bad team can make things seem a bit uninspiring.
Risk: 5th round pick
Reward: decent/cheap 25yo linebacker with a small chance for improvement
Another decent depth move by Reid. So far Alex Hall, Darly Tapp and now Ernie Sims. We have 3 picks in the top 55 and 5 in the top 100. The roster doesn’t have as many holes as some may think and we have the picks to fill them. Though I don’t think we are done dealing quite yet.

@wolfgang1983 – what you are saying, to my main point, is that AR DOES value the positions of linebacker, running back, wide receiever and safety, and that I’m wrong. Lets look back over the years to the success of his drafts and free agent signings at those positions. I am not going to go through them. You know who they are. Suffice it to say, running back – got a good one in Westy, but surrounded him with bums his whole career. Reid didn’t even add a good fullback until 2009. It’s really the running game he doesn’t value. Safety – one elite safety, Dawk, in all his years as GM, and, Dawk wasn’t even his draft choice. WR – Thrash and Pinkston epitomize his receivers, save the one year that T.O. was here. He may have drafted fairly high, a number one for Freddy Mitchell, but most of his receiver draft choices and free agents were bums and/or career backups. Reid never went after the elite receiver. He didn’t value tall, quick and rangey wideouts, because McNabb dinked it mostly to running backs and tight ends. Remember how Reid would say about his receivers, “we’ll be fine with the guys we have.” They never were. Linebacker, Trot and Bradley in 12 years? Not good enough, dude. Too many Dhanis in- between. The arguement is not about where he drafted, but who he chose that best demonstrate what he values in his team’s structure. Those four positions he clearly doesn’t value enough.